Edgar L. Feige | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1937 |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Columbia University |
| Doctoral advisor | Milton Friedman |
| Doctoral students | Kenneth Singleton |
Edgar L. Feige (born 19 September 1937)[1] is an emeritus professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A graduate of Columbia University (BA. 1958) and the University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1963), he has taught at Yale University; the University of Essex; Erasmus University and held the Cleveringa Chair,[2] at the University of Leiden in 1981–82. He has published widely on such topics as underground and shadow economies;[3] tax evasion; transition economics; financial transaction taxes[4] the Automated Payment Transaction tax (APT tax); and monetary theory and policy.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] He has consulted with various US and international government agencies.[6][12]